QUESTIONS

Module 3: Doing the Work

Practice Exam

PMAC 1
Question
1. The homebuilt program's purpose is to build a two- or three-
bedroom home for each qualifying family. Andrews family has
qualified for the home-build program and is the next family on the
home list. The costs of materials have been known to fluctuate
lately due to the uncertain economy. Occasionally, projects in this
part of town are vandalized during construction. Of course, you
must also be mindful of the weather during construction. Which
of the following might be risks (either opportunities or threats) for
this project? (Choose three.)
A. Fluctuating material costs
B. Finding another family for the house if the Andrews family moves
to another town
C. Weather
D. Vandalism

PMAC 2
Question
2. Would you classify the weather as a positive
risk (opportunity) or a negative risk (threat)?
A. Threat
B. Opportunity
C. Both threat and opportunity
D. Force majeure

PMAC 3
Question
3. In the homebuilt project, the costs of materials have been
known to fluctuate lately due to the uncertain economy.
Occasionally, projects in this part of town are vandalized
during construction. Of course, you must also be mindful of
the weather during construction. What events might be
considered triggers for the risks?
A. A news story forecasting possible inflation could cause
material prices to rise dramatically.
B. The weather forecast is a trigger for the bad weather
threat.
C. The occurrence of vandalism in the neighborhood is a
trigger for possible vandalism at the job site.
D. All the above.

PMAC 4
Question
4. As the project team gains better understanding of the
value their product might deliver, they are excited to make
the product a reality. Due to the volume of features and the
work required, the project team decides to delivery
incrementally. What are some benefits to this strategy?
(Choose three.)

A. Creates a sense of urgency to deliver part of a solution.

B. Allows progress to be realized.
C. Makes senior leadership promote their work.
D. Allows the team to discard or ignore the challenging work.
E. Enables the end users to provide feedback.

PMAC 5
Question
5. You and the project team determine the minimal viable
product (MVP) to release only one month after the project
launch. Others in the organization are asking for many other
features and designs to be included before it is released to the
public. What should you do in such a scenario?
A. The project team hold off on the release until more
features are added.
B. The team move forward on their MVP plans.
C. The team should understand requirements of all the
stakeholders for the release before starting to work.
D. The team should consider full-scale version of the product
to avoid changes later.

PMAC 6
Question
6. Which item should you use to determine the
communications needs of your project
stakeholders?
A. Stakeholder analysis data
B. Research material
C. Project report deadlines
D. Executive board schedule

PMAC 7
Question
7. You have assigned roles and responsibilities to your project team
members and now you need to define in your communications
management plan how you and your project team will communicate
with each other. Although most of your team is local, there are a few
key members that are dispersed across several states.
Given the scenario, what would be a good technology for enhancing
team member interactions and building relationships throughout the
life of the project?

A. Team building event at project kick-off

B. Project team threaded discussion board
C. Use email and databases to collect and store information
D. High-quality virtual teleconferencing on a semi-weekly or weekly
basis

PMAC 8
Question
8. Which of the following is not a component of the
communications management plan?

A. The initiator and receiver of project

communications
B. The Stakeholder Register
C. The collection and transfer of institutional
knowledge
D. The frequency of each communication

PMAC 9
Question
9. After integrating the communications management
plan into the overall project plan, what would be the next
logical step?

A. Determining whether there will be changes to the

proposed technology before the project is over
B. Creating a schedule for the production of each type of
communication
C. Creating a description of stakeholder communication
requirements
D. Distributing the plan to all the stakeholders

PMAC 10
Question
10. Why is it important to plan for stakeholder engagement?
A. Stakeholders may impact and influence a project as well as
outcomes.
B. They are always emerging as a project progresses, and so
having a good stakeholder engagement plan will enable you
to react and keep all stakeholders engaged.
C. Because most of a project's requirements come from the
stakeholders, keeping good track of them along with the
stakeholder who is associated with the requirements is
essential to good communication and project success.
D. All the above.

PMAC 11
Question 11
11. Which of the following documents will you
not prepare for the project to build a new
house?
A. Assumptions
B. Release Plan
C. Acceptance criteria
D. Scope Management Plan

PMAC 12
Question 12
12. Which of the following is a tool used to
manage changes to a product or service?
A. Version control
B. Configuration management
C. Compliance management
D. Artifact management

PMAC 13
Question 13
13. Which of the following systems is used to
create, store, retrieve, and distribute project
documents?
A. Artifact management
B. Configuration management
C. Document management
D. Project management

PMAC 14
 Question 14
14. The carpenter informs you that the window and
door installation will have a significant delay and is
asking for a change in subsequent schedule dates.
What action should you take first?
A. Coordinate changes across knowledge areas.
B. Document the change request in a change
control system.
C. Update the project plan to reflect changes.
D. Bring the information to the stakeholders for
evaluation and approval.

PMAC 15
 Question 15
15. The 234 West Adams project is nearing completion, and the Andrews
family should take possession of their new home in about a month. Several
unforeseen things have happened within the past week, and they are the
subject of discussion at the weekly project status meeting. You need to decide
if these are risks or issues, so you can react accordingly.
Describe the differences between a risk and an issue. (Choose Two)
A. A risk is focused on the future but an issue is focused on the present.
B. A issue can have a positive or negative effect on the project, but a risk
has a negative effect on the project.
C. A risk is focused on the future but an issue is focused on the present.
D. A risk can have a positive or negative effect on the project, but an issue
has a negative effect on the project.

PMAC 16
 Question 16
16. The 234 West Adams project is nearing completion, and the Andrews
family should take possession of their new home in about a month. Several
unforeseen things have happened within the past week, and they are the
subject of discussion at the weekly project status meeting. Which of the
following items are issues for the 234 West Adams project? (Choose two.)
A. A letter from the bank stating that the mortgage rate will increase in
three weeks.
B. The Andrews family’s camping trip, which is scheduled during the time
they are to close on the house.
C. A possible decrease in the price of the landscaping work.
D. Next week’s scheduled building inspection.

PMAC 17
 Question 17
17. The 234 West Adams project is only one of many low-income
home-building projects that you will manage during the next
several years. During the project, you and your project team will
"learn as you go" with the intent of using this knowledge to
improve the next project—and so on for all future projects.
When should transfer of knowledge take place?
A. At the end of the project
B. At the end of each phase of the project
C. When the lessons-learned register is archived
D. Throughout the project

PMAC 18
 Question 18
18. What are examples of tacit knowledge?
A. Beliefs, experience, and insights
B. Words, numbers, and pictures
C. Anything of value to another person
D. Only knowledge about the project scope,
schedule, and budget

PMAC 19
 Question 19
19. Management of project knowledge exists on
three levels. What are they?
A. Technical, administrative, and procedural
B. Individual, project, and organization
C. Scope, schedule, and budget ○
D. Practical, theoretical, and actual

PMAC 20
 Question 20
20. When is the lessons-learned register
created?
A. At the conclusion of the project, after all
tasks have been completed
B. After completion of the first phase of work
C. At the beginning of project execution
D. At the beginning of the project

PMAC 21
 Question 21
21. Who is ultimately responsible for
transferring knowledge learned during the
project?
A. Sponsor
B. Project manager
C. Work package owners
D. All stakeholders

PMAC 22
 Question 22
22. Which of the following tools will you use to
effectively execute projects in the future? (Choose
Four)
A. Quality auditing
B. Prototyping
C. Negotiation
D. PERT
E. Conflict management
F. Team-building activities
PMAC 23